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On 7 May last, the Walmart Brazil network held another meeting. The venue this time was the headquarters of SENTACOS in Sao Paolo. Participants included representatives from CUT/Contracts, UGT, Força Sindical and CNTC, the National Federation of Commerce Workers. This was the first time CNTC attended such a meeting and they were given a very warm welcome.

Representatives from UNI Americas and UNI Global also attended the meeting: José Luís Oberto, President of UNI Americas Commerce; the UNI Regional Organising and Campaigns Director Benjamin Parton; and Trina Tocco, the UNI Global campaigns coordinator for Walmart.

Luis Hamilton, Vice President of UNI Americas Commerce and host of the meeting, welcomed participants. He was followed by the President of the sector, brother José Luis Oberto, who emphasised the importance of the network and the work it was doing en Brazil to unify the combat for the rights and interests of workers employed by the largest retailer in the world.

Key issues discussed during the meeting included: an evaluation of the implementation of the 2014 work plan up to the present date; the drawing up of a plan of activities for the next six months, as well as the planning of the World Alliance meeting to be held in Sao Paolo on 26 and 27 August of this year.

After the presentation of the status report, and the definition and discussion of the issues involved, sister Trina Tocco, the global campaigns coordinator for Walmart gave a presentation based on the figures presented by Walmart for its global business and the activities developed by UNI in various campaigns that are run each year. She also underlined the participation and solidarity shown in each instance by the UNI Walmart Brazil network.